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TX Book News: August Preview, Karankawas review, Devil excerpt — and more! 07.30.2022

 

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AUGUST TEXAS BOOKS PREVIEW

A gust of new Texas-connected titles to take you through summer

While the Texas summer heat isn’t going anywhere, hopefully you are, and we’ve got all the titles to keep you reading on the beach, in the mountains, or in the air — or your air-conditioned digs!

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LONE STAR REVIEW

The Last Karankawas by Kimberly Garza

From Ruthie Jones’s review:

Extraordinary literary fiction delivers quite the powerhouse of emotions and dramatic narration

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The Devil Takes You Home

by Gabino Iglesias

“The woman pushed Juanca away and grabbed his face with both hands. The thing she’d been holding in her right hand was a gun. A big gun. Her frail fingers were still stretched around it when she brought her hands up to Juanca’s face.”

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Amish Fiction

Author Mary Alford shares titles that let the simple Amish world come to life before your eyes.

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The Kids’ Summer Reads

Summer’s still in full swing, and so is the 2022 Lone Star Lit Kids’ Summer Reads of 66 Texas-connected titles! Browse our selection of fiction and nonfiction books for young readers (and those young-at-heart), and visit our Sponsor sites to find the perfect books for all ages.

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This week, we’ll be focusing on eighteen of our listings. Follow us on social media to see the books!

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BOOKISH TEXAS

July 30-August 7, 2022

We have 100+ EVENTS, including special events & in-person exhibitions, (plus story times) to share this week!

Please help keep us and LSLL readers in the loop by sending forthcoming events to us at: Events@LoneStarLiterary.com.

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ON TOUR THIS WEEK

Our Lone Star Book Blog Tours reach more than 100,000 visitors every month with author interviews, book reviews, giveaways, promotions, guest posts, book trailers, and more.

CONTINUING ON TOUR
Paper Targets by Patricia Watts. Starts July 26, 2022

UPCOMING TOURS
Rio Hondo by Preston Lewis. Starts August 2, 2022

Code of Conduct by Lise Olsen. Starts August 3, 2022

VISIT THE TOUR PAGES FOR SCHEDULES, LINKS, & FREE BOOKS

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DID YOU KNOW
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We’re booking 2022 Lone Star Book Blog Tours for select NOVEMBER dates and later.

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